Deals

The downsides of the financial tool are rarely explored, but they were flagged during a debate at PERE Europe Forum 2026 this week.

Panelists at the PERE Europe Forum 2026 described highly competitive lending market conditions in the region.

The manager purchases a $2bn portfolio of loans to over 300 businesses at a fraction of their original cost.

Diversification isn’t a new concept, but in a private credit asset class where direct lending is no longer as dominant as it once was, the need to understand the nuances of different strategies is urgent. The PEI Private Credit team discusses from the New York Forum in this podcast.

Asset-based lending and term lending are coming together to meet challenges for a wide range of companies under pressure, argues Richard Gumbrecht.

Continuation vehicles backed by Pantheon will acquire a total of roughly $2bn of private credit investments.

Apollo’s $9bn minority equity deal with gas company Oneok may well divert more attention to these kinds of arrangements.

Judge Lopez sees ‘no doubt that there is cause to convert’ as there is no going concern to reorganise.

Aston Martin, makers of James Bond’s iconic car, creates a JCrew-style trapdoor – BlackRock is both beneficiary and casualty.

Clean energy debt fund’s fourth vintage alone, on first close, adds over $1bn to total; more jurisdictions widen originations pipeline.